Shire of Buln Buln

Shire of Buln Buln
Victoria

Location in Victoria
Population: 11960 (1992)[1]
Established: 1878
Area: 1259 km² (486.1 sq mi)
Council Seat: Drouin
County: Buln Buln, Mornington
LGAs around Shire of Buln Buln:
Upper Yarra Upper Yarra Upper Yarra
Pakenham Shire of Buln Buln Narracan
Pakenham Korumburra Warragul

The Shire of Buln Buln was a Local Government Area located about 95 kilometres (59 mi) east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,259 square kilometres (486.1 sq mi), and existed from 1878 until 1994.

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History

Buln Buln was first incorporated as a shire on 20 September 1878. Its eastern part split away on 9 December 1881 to form the Shire (later Rural City) of Warragul, while its southern part split away on 29 May 1891 to form the Shire of Korumburra. Parts in its southwest around the town of Lang Lang were annexed to the Shire of Cranbourne on 21 March 1892 and 27 January 1893.[2]

On 2 December 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Narracan, Rural City of Warragul and parts of Upper Yarra into the Shire of Baw Baw.[3]

Wards

Buln Buln was divided into four ridings on 30 April 1958, each of which elected three councillors:

Towns and localities

Population

Year Population
1954 8,015
1958 8,400*
1961 8,427
1966 8,668
1971 8,414
1976 8,361
1981 9,062
1986 10,210
1991 11,137

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223. 
  2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 616–618.  Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. p. 4. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-05.